Cultures of Glass ArchitectureWhen designing, architects are responding to and creating a relationship between identity, culture and architectural style. This book discusses whether the extent of the use of glass facades has increased, or indeed enhanced, the creation of meaningful place-making, thereby creating a cultural identity of 'place'. Looking at the development of perceptions of glass facades in different cultures, it shows how modernist 'glass' buildings are perceived as an expression of technical achievement, as symbols of global economic success and as setting a neutral platform for multi-cultural societies - all of which are difficult for urban developers and policy makers to resist in our era of globalization. Drawing on a number of modern and heritage design projects from Europe, the USA, the Middle East and South East Asia, the book reviews efforts of some regional towns and local places to move up the economic ladder by adopting a more 'global' aesthetic. |
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... Cathedral P. 3 Domestic window typical of any area of conflict in Belfast 1.1 The Great Pyramid of Giza, Egypt (2723 BC) 1.2 A window in Karnak Temple, Luxor (1198 BC) 1.3 Transparent goblets of crystal from Saqqara, Egypt (2000 BC) 1.4 ...
... Cathedral P. 3 Domestic window typical of any area of conflict in Belfast 1.1 The Great Pyramid of Giza, Egypt (2723 BC) 1.2 A window in Karnak Temple, Luxor (1198 BC) 1.3 Transparent goblets of crystal from Saqqara, Egypt (2000 BC) 1.4 ...
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... Cathedral (1250) 4.1 Destruction of Sarajevo Library 4.2 Re-introduction of glass façades in Belfast 4.3 Demonstration of power in the Olympia Stadium, Berlin (1936) 4.4 The dome of the Reichstag, Berlin (Norman Foster, 1999) 4.5 ...
... Cathedral (1250) 4.1 Destruction of Sarajevo Library 4.2 Re-introduction of glass façades in Belfast 4.3 Demonstration of power in the Olympia Stadium, Berlin (1936) 4.4 The dome of the Reichstag, Berlin (Norman Foster, 1999) 4.5 ...
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... cathedrals. In my first year of studying architecture and during my first visit to France, I was introduced to the wonderful world of glass architecture in Amiens Cathedral. The windows of the cathedral were fascinating. As I moved from ...
... cathedrals. In my first year of studying architecture and during my first visit to France, I was introduced to the wonderful world of glass architecture in Amiens Cathedral. The windows of the cathedral were fascinating. As I moved from ...
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... Cathedral, one of the iconic buildings in Liverpool. As I entered the cathedral, the colours of the glass windows in yet another religious building had less impact on me than those of Amiens Cathedral or Notre Dame. This was not simply ...
... Cathedral, one of the iconic buildings in Liverpool. As I entered the cathedral, the colours of the glass windows in yet another religious building had less impact on me than those of Amiens Cathedral or Notre Dame. This was not simply ...
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... Middle Ages as a magic material through which light can pass without breaking it. Glass allows light to penetrate it but. P.2 The High Altar of Liverpool's Roman Catholic Cathedral P.3 Domestic window typical of any area of conflict in.
... Middle Ages as a magic material through which light can pass without breaking it. Glass allows light to penetrate it but. P.2 The High Altar of Liverpool's Roman Catholic Cathedral P.3 Domestic window typical of any area of conflict in.
Contents
Environmental Perspectives on Using Glass | |
Constructing Place Identity | |
Structures of Power | |
A Technical Review | |
Rethinking Identity | |
Bibliography | |
Index | |
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